High school baseball roundup: Palo Alto tops Wilcox, moves into first place

With first place at stake in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League's De Anza Division, Isaac Feldstein and Austin Poore each had three hits to lead Palo Alto to an 8-5 victory at Wilcox on Wednesday.

Feldstein had two doubles and drove in two runs, and Poore scored three runs, stole two bases and had two RBIs as Palo Alto (14-8, 9-2) moved a game ahead of Wilcox and Homestead.

Lorenzo Martinez had two hits and scored twice for Wilcox (16-7, 8-3).

Homestead 3, Mountain View 2: Cole Lang went the distance with nine strikeouts for Homestead (12-10, 8-3), which moved into a tie for second place with Wilcox in the SCVAL De Anza Division standings.

Saratoga 17, Los Altos 9: Saratoga scored 12 runs in the first three innings on its way to a rout in De Anza Division play. Stevie Berman hit a home run and Kyle Dozier had three hits, including a double, for Saratoga, which improved to 13-7, 7-4. Los Altos slipped to 10-10, 5-6.

Carlmont 8, Hillsdale 2: The Scots (15-3, 6-1) scored four runs in the first inning to take the lead for good and remain in first place, one game ahead of Burlingame in the PAL Bay Standings. Greg Hubbell (5-1) went five innings to get the win.

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Independence 5, Prospect 3: Victor Flores had three hits and drove in two runs and pitched a complete game as Independence handed Prospect its first loss in the Blossom Valley Athletic League's West Valley Division.

The 76ers (9-10, 8-5) trailed 3-2 after four innings but scored three runs in the fifth to grab the lead for good as Prospect fell to 15-4, 12-1.

Sacred Heart Prep 4, Menlo School 0: Tyler VauDell pitched a five-hit shutout as Sacred Heart Prep (11-7, 3-0) won the rivalry game and took over first place in the WBAL standings. Cole March hit a two-run home run for the Gators.

Softball

Oak Grove 13, Evergreen Valley 6: Freshman Zaria Lister had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs to lead first-place Oak Grove to a victory in BVAL Santa Teresa Division play. Oak Grove (12-4, 6-1) stretched its winning streak to five games.